Thanksgiving and Such

The last week has been a blur encompassed in a haze. It could be that I've eaten more turkey this year than the last 5 years combined thanks to Tim and his Yearly Opus.  (I'm convinced that the secret ingredient to everything that man makes on Thanksgiving is crack.) That plus my brothers and parents came from their respective corners of Wyoming for some good 'ole Portlandia fun.

Cliffnotes and Outtakes:

If you ever come to the fair city of Portland, you'll be required to go to Voodoo Doughnut at least once. Even if you don't particularly like doughnuts, you will be dragged there, I guarantee it. Think of it as a rite of passage.

There was a game of glow-in-the-dark golf in which my father made a hole in one that put Tiger Woods to shame. I wish I had more photos of the event. There was also a game of Life that seemed to baffle everyone. Oh, the irony.

Then there was the crack-laden feast (I'm on to you, Tim) and much needed naps:

My cup overfloweth with love and laughter...and I am grateful.

Toil and Trouble

Halloween's sort of a big deal 'round these parts. From my point of view it's arguably the single most ridiculously awesome day out of the entire year. For one sweet night, cheerleaders and aliens agree that, indeed, this Halloween gig is pretty friggin' great and they get along like ebony and ivory....

......And suddenly, I transform into the Martha Stewart of the Macabre......

....Plus, if you're at the right place at the right time, you might catch Hubby Tim dressed up like Evil Knievel. On a moped. Driving up and down the streets of Portland, in order to (ahem) Bring happiness to the people.  No, (*sigh) I'm not making this up....

So yes, we do it up big. Parties, family, friends, costumes, frights....the works. Oh, and it just so happens that it's also the anniversary of the day that 'That Guy that Follows Me Around' officially talked me into letting him become 'Hubby Tim'. So we throw in a little extra 'umph' for that too. Go big or go home. That's how we like to look at Halloween.

This year, Tim's sister and her family joined us from Wisconsin and brought their own brand of fun to the mix....Toil and trouble about sums up the whole weekend.